Responding to complaint, Levy deputy receives minor cut

Wednesday

Daniel Gelormino, 19, of Williston, was charged with aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence.

A Levy County sheriff’s deputy got a minor stab wound in the arm when responding to a complaint early Wednesday morning about a man destroying the interior of a home.

The deputy, whose name was being withheld by the sheriff’s office, was treated by EMS on the scene, according to an LCSO news release.

Daniel Gelormino, 19, of Williston, was charged with aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, the release states.

Deputies went to Gelormino’s home shortly after midnight after getting a report of a domestic dispute. Deputies said Gelormino destroyed the interior of the house, burned clothes in the yard and broke the home’s windows.

He was found passed out in a car in the driveway. Deputies were initially unable to wake him but he regained consciousness while EMS was en route.

The release states Gelormino shoved a deputy who was attempting to calm him, then pulled a steak knife from a pocket and stabbed a deputy in the forearm. The wound was minor and not life-threatening.

“I am very thankful our deputy was not seriously injured but this is an example of the dangers our personnel face each and every day,” Sheriff Bobby McCallum said in the release. “I am very proud of the men and women of this office that serve our citizens with professionalism and compassion every day.”

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